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Israel-Palestine

Palestinians to Deploy Police Along Border

2005-01-20

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The Palestinians will deploy hundreds of police officers along the Gaza-Israel frontier in coming days to prevent rocket fire and other attacks on Israeli towns, in the first act of security cooperation with Israel under Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, officials said Thursday. Abbas ordered the troop deployment after a meeting Wednesday night between Israeli and Palestinian generals, convened in a last-ditch effort to avert an Israeli military offensive in Gaza. The meeting signaled that Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are succeeding to defuse their first crisis, though the situation remains highly volatile and renewed rocket fire by Palestinian militants could trigger major violence.

Only last week, Sharon had announced he was boycotting the Palestinian leadership to protest what Israel said was Abbas' lack of determination to rein in militants. Abbas has been holding talks with leaders of militant groups in Gaza since Tuesday, and his aides said he was edging closer to a truce deal with them. The militants say they are ready to halt attacks, provided Israel stops military operations — a promise Israel has refused to make.

Posted by:Fred

#7 Today was the 2nd day in a row without Qassam or morter attacks across the Gaza line.

Posted by: mhw 2005-01-20 8:51:01 PM

#6 Someone has to make sure that bombers have the right away. Someone has to clear traffic so that rocket launchers can escape to the hinterland.

Posted by: jackal 2005-01-20 8:45:24 PM

#5 I figure they're there to give the boys directions in case they get lost.

Posted by: tu3031 2005-01-20 5:36:38 PM

#4 I assume Abbas figures if the police are on duty they can't fire rockets at the same time.

Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-20 12:23:38 PM

#3 Many of the Palestinian policemen receive a second paycheck from the terrorist gang that is their first allegience. This should be interesting: static recon, but also static target, no?

Posted by: trailing wife 2005-01-20 11:39:36 AM

#2 Static recon.

Posted by: .com 2005-01-20 10:59:27 AM

#1 The object of this exercise may be to "prevent rocket fire and other attacks on Israeli towns", but the various terrorist groups like Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and the like still exist. That doesn't even take into effect whether the Paleo "police" could or would actually have an effect.

Abbas has been holding talks with leaders of militant groups in Gaza since Tuesday, and his aides said he was edging closer to a truce deal with them.

This truce is the sign of a "leader" with no real authority or power.

Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-20 10:51:13 AM

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